Clothes wringer



April 23, 1929. G. R. KELTIE 1,710,224

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ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE R. KELTIE, F WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO .AMERICANWRINGER COMPANY, INC., A CORPORATION OF RHODE ISLAND.

CLOTHES WRINGER.

Application led September 22, 1927. Serial No. 221,195.

My invention relates to wringers for clothes and the like, and itsessential objects are to afford an area upon which to spread clothes; toenable the delivery of -clothes from either side of the wringer todifferent trays or other receptacles without remounting or other changeof position of the wringer; to guard the hand of the operator fromaccidental injury by the rolls; i0 to provide means for collecting theexpressed water; to direct the collected water from either side of thewringer; and to attain these ends in a simple, strong, and compactstructure.

To the above ends primarily my invention consists in such parts and insuch combinations of parts as fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification,

Figures 1 and 2 are a' plan view and a side elevation respectively of mywringer,

Figures 3 and 4, end views of the same,

Figures 5 and G, a section of the same on iine 5 5 and a partial sectionon line 6--6 respectively of Figure 2, and

Figure 7, an enlarged fragmentary section on line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Like reference .characters indicate like parts throughout the views.

My wringer comprises a supporting yoke indicated in a general way by thereference numeral 10, comprising a horizontal bar or body portion 11 andvertically disposed fiat legs, plates, or end portions 12 and 13. Inthis instance threaded studs or screws 15 upon the portion 12 are shownadapted for engagement with a washing machine or other usual orpreferred object. In the portions 12 and 13 is journaled an operatingshaft 17 driven from any usual or convenient source of power. Fast tothe shaft is a large rubber or rubber covered roll 19, in this instanceconsisting of a hollow metallic drum 20 with a soft rubber covering 21.

A frame represented generally by 23 is mounted to swing upon the shaft17. This frame includes hollow side pieces 24, and a top member 25. Indetail the lower eX- tremities of the side pieces are rounded, as at 27,and near these portions are openings 28 to loosely receive the shaft 17.These pieces are provided with longitudinal slots 30 to slidably receivethe sha t 32 of a rubber wringer roll 33 of much less diameter than theroll 19 with which it contacts. Slidably mounted in the side piecesabove the shaft 32 are bearing blocks 35, having curved cavities 36 inwhich the shaft ends register. Upon these blocks rest the end portionsof an arched spring 38. In detail the top or cross member 25 comprises acentral longitudinal arched portion 40 having in this case downwardlybent ends 41 attached to the end pieces by screws 42 or otherwise.Integral with the longitudinal portion 40, upon opposite sides thereof,are transversely curved depending guard shields 44 provided upon theirlower ends with transversely bent edges or beads 46 near the peripheryof the roll 19. In the center of the member 25 is a threaded perforation48 through which extends the shank 49 of a set screw having a flat head51, and a bearing foot 52 resting on the renter of the spring 38, whichin turn presses the roll 33 against the roll 19.l

The frame 23 may be manually swung, upon the shaft 17 as its axis, todiferent angular or radial positions. During this movement the roll 33moves bodily in the arc of a circle along the peripheral face of theroll 19. It is desirable that at the end of its travel iny eitherdirection the frame be vertically inclined rather than approximateahorizontal position. To insure, therefore, against excessive travelstops are provided. The stop members 54 herein illustrated consist ofprojections cast u y on the inner faces of the parts 12 and 13. achprojection consists ot fiat side sections 55 and 56 inclined relativelyto each other, and tending to converge in a downward direction. Thecentral portion or 'apex 57 of the projection is slightly curved orconcave when, as in this case, the ends of the pieces 24 are curved. InFigure 6 the frame 23 isshown in full lines resting against the section55, and, in broken lines, the section 56. f

A metal trough 59 encloses the lower portion of the roll 19. Thiscomprises a semicylindrical body 60 and end walls 61. The trough Vissupported `by the bar 11, and is provided with a central hole 63 in itsbottom in which is threaded a discharge pipe 64 passing through a hole-65 in the bar 11. Swiveled upon the lower end of the pipe is ahorizontally disposed discharge spout comprising a ody portion 67 havingan upwardly directed inner end 68, and a downwardly directed mouth 69.In detail the swivel joint is formed, as shown in Figure 7 as follows.The pipe 64 has an inner shoulder 71 upon its lower end, and a convex orground end face 72. The shoulder has a thread 73 engaging a thread 74 ina union nut 75 which slidably encloses an annular shoulder 77 upon theupper end of the spout. This shoulder has a concave face 78 to receivethe face 72. In Figures 2 and 4 the spout is shown in broken linesdisposed at different angles of adjustment.

In operation the frame 23' is placed against its stop or rest at theside of the wringer from which it is desired to discharge the clothes.The tilted position of the frame and the magnitude of the roll 33affords an area upon the top of the former roll, as at 80, to form atable for' the spread of the clothes before entering between the rolls.lf it is desired to discharge the clothes into a receptacle adjacent thefirst, the frame 23 is manually swung against the adjacent stop. Theused or dirty water accumulated in the trough 59 may be discharged bythe spout into differently located receptacles because of its circular.adjustability, adapting the discharge of such Water to any positionrendered more convenient by any changed position of the swinging rollframe. The shields 44 and their outwardly curved edges 46 are, in anyposition of the frame, in such close proximity to the periphery of thelarge lower roll 19 that they initially express some of the water fromthe clothes prior to their entrance between the rolls, and, aided by theoutwardly curved edges of the shields, preliminarily smooth out hunchedportions of the clothes. rlhe pressure of the shields holds the clothesagainst the roll 19 and increases the traction of the roll whereby theclothes are led to the bite of the rolls.

l. In a clothes wringer, a support, a driving shaft journaled in thesupport; a-large wringer roll upon the shaft, a swinging framecomprising a top member, end pieces pivotally mounted upon the shaft, asmall wringer roll carried in the end pieces in Contact with the irstroll, and a guard member including outwardly flaring depending guardshields enclosing the top roll and out of contact therewith terminatingadjacent the large roll.

2. In a clothes wringer a support comprising a horizontal bar providedwith a hole, and upright legs upon the ends of the bar, an operatingshaft .journaled in the legs, a wringer roll mounted upon the shaftabove the bar, a frame mounted upon the shaft between the legs, a secondwringer roll carried by the frame above the bar, a trough enclosing asegment of the first roll supported by the bar provided intermediate itslength with a hole, a depending discharge pipefiXed in the bar andtrough in the holes, and a horizontally disposed' discharge spoutpivotally supported by the discharge pipe.

3. In a clothes wringer, a support, a driving shaft journaled in thesupport, a large wringer roll upon the shaft, a swinging framecomprising end pieces pivotally mounted upon the shaft, a top memberconnected to the end pieces, and a small wringer roll supported by theend pieces in contact with the large roll, said top member includingdepending guard shields, and outwardly directed edges upon the shieldsin close proximity to the large roll.

4. In a clothes wringer, a stationary support comprising a horizontalbar, upright spaced legs upon the bar provided with openings, a shaftrotatably mounted in the openings, a wringer roll upon the shaft,inwardly projecting stops upon the adjacent faces.

of the legs at opposite sides of the shaft, a swinging frame rotatablymounted upon the shaft between the legs and stops and engageable withthe stops, and a roll carried by the frame in contact with the firstroll.

in testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

GEORGE R. KELTIE.

